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To: paulat
adjusted for inflation, are about what they were in the early part of the last century."

Should read LATE part of the last century.

Actually, neither is correct.


6 posted on 10/20/2006 6:22:06 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Got a graph that covers the same period of time, adjusted for inflation that shows the price of "GASOLINE"?

You may want to take a look at that.

TT


15 posted on 10/20/2006 6:28:53 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: thackney
See #11...the professor quoted prices "eight years ago."

I don't see how your chart compares barrel prices 1898 to 1998.

It looks to me as if he is right.

16 posted on 10/20/2006 6:30:57 PM PDT by paulat
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To: thackney

Correction...compare 1903 to 1998.


19 posted on 10/20/2006 6:34:29 PM PDT by paulat
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